1817,' in commemoration of the splendid victory achieved by these corps or detachments of them over the army of Mulhar Rao Holkar, on that day :

"Horse artillery; 3d, 4th, and 8th regiments native light cavalry; 2nd battalion artillery; Madras European Regiment; 1st battalion of the 3d regiment native light infantry; 1st battalion 16th regiment native light infantry; 2nd battalion 6th regiment native infantry; and the 1st and 2nd battalions of the 14th regiment native infantry."

In conveying the thanks of the Houses of Parliament, the following was published:

GENERAL ORDERS BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE MOST NOBLE THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL. "Fort William, 2nd October, 1819.

"The Most Noble the Governor-General in Council has the satisfaction to publish to the armies of the three Presidencies, the resolutions of both Houses of Parliament, conveying their thanks to the Marquis of Hastings, K.G. and G.C.B., Governor-General and Commander-inchief, and to the officers and troops concerned, for their conduct, discipline, and bravery during the late Pindarrie and Mahratta campaigns."

In 1820, the detachment of the corps at Asseerghur, joined the head-quarters of the regiment, at Nagpore.

During the time it had been stationed there, several men died; among others, Captain Mait

land, on the 22nd of October, 1820. Captain Maitland led the grenadier company of the regiment at Mahidpoor and Talnair; and during the remaining part of the war, served on the general staff of the army in the field.

On the return of Lieutenant-General Sir Thos. Hyslop, Bart., to Europe, in June, 1821, the command of the army devolved on Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Bowser, an old grenadier officer of the regiment, and with which he had greatly distinguished himself during Hyder and Tippoo's wars. On the occasion, the following order was published :

GENERAL ORDERS BY THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF.

"5th June, 1821.

"The command of the Madras army having devolved upon Lieutenant-General Bowser, it is a duty he owes to his own feelings to express in General Orders the pride and satisfaction it affords him, even though the period may be short, to command an army of such distinguished character, and to which he has had the honour to belong for fortynine years. The Lieutenant-General assures his brother officers and soldiers, that he shall reflect with pride in having partaken with them in many of the glorious achievements which form its splendid character; and he trusts the high reputation by which they are distinguished for zeal, discipline, and subordination, will enable him to enjoy the gratifi

cation of reflecting hereafter, that those excellences were in no way diminished during the period of his command."

On the 16th of June, General Sir Alexander Campbell, Bart., K. C. B., assumed command of the Madras army from Lieutenant-General Bowser, towards whom, on the occasion, he expressed his sentiments of high respect.

On the return of Sir John Malcolm to England, the following Government Order was issued on the 26th of October, 1821 :

'Major-General Sir John Malcolm, G. C.B. and K.L.S., having applied for permission to proceed to Europe, the Honourable the Governor in Council has learned with deep concern, that this distinguished officer is now compelled to quit India on account of the declining state of his health.

"The many and important services of Sir John Malcolm, in different situations, have been so often brought to the notice of the Honourable the Court of Directors, by the supreme Government, that no praise of this Government can add to his high reputation. Although, however, it belongs to higher authority to appreciate his services in the late Mahratta war and the settlement of Central India, the Governor in Council cannot, on this occasion, deny himself the pleasure of discharging the grateful duty of expressing in General Orders the high sense he entertains of the Major-General's talents, and of his unwearied and honourable exertion of

them for the benefit of his country. Among the individuals who have at different times distinguished themselves in the employment of the Honourable Company, Sir John Malcolm will always hold a very high rank. His career has been unexampled; for no other servant of the Honourable Company has ever, during so long a period, been so constantly employed in the conduct of such various and important military and political duties. His great talents were too well known to admit of their being confined to the more limited range of service under his own presidency. The exercise of them in different situations, has connected him with every presidency, and rendered him less the servant of any one of them, than of the Indian empire at large.

"Major-General Sir John Malcolm is permitted to return to Europe on sick certificate."

On the 14th Dec., the thanks of the Honourable the Governor in Council were published in Government Orders, expressing the high sense entertained by His Excellency the Commander-in-chief, of the zeal evinced by the undermentioned officers, lately commanding extra corps, in training and organizing them :

Captain Gibson, Madras European Regiment, 1st extra battalion; and Captain Spankie, of the regiment, who died on the 1st of January, 1821.

In the beginning of 1822, the Madras troops composing the Nagpore Subsidiary Force, were relieved by Bengal regiments, and the Madras

European Regiment marched to Masulipatam, under command of Major Amos Kelly, via Chandah, and was the first European corps that ever marched from Nagpore to the coast, by the direct road, through that dense and unexplored jungle.

On the Madras troops leaving Nagpore, a complimentary letter was written by the resident, Mr. Jenkins, to Colonel H. S. Scott, C.B., commanding the Madras troops, and an extract of it, as follows, was published in Government Orders of the 15th February, 1822.

"Extract of a Letter from the Resident at Nagpore to Colonel Scott, C.B., commanding the Nagpore Subsidiary Force, dated 13th January, 1822.

"The period of their (the Madras troops') service in this quarter, has been distinguished by events and transactions of no common importance, and it is unnecessary for me to repeat what the public records will testify, both with regard to their exploits and to the commendation they have uniformly received from the Supreme Government.

"As being more immediately within my province, it is a pleasing duty to me to offer my testimony to the constant good conduct and strict discipline of the force, both European and native, whether stationary or marching within the territories under my superintendence. I can assert with perfect conviction, that during the whole time of their service, now a period of five years and upwards, not a complaint of any consequence has been made of their